At the EOC press conference, Inweekly asked Mayor Grover Robinson and County Administrator Janice Gilley whether they would layoff any employees in April. The mayor said no, but Gilley said she may…
Category: Health
City, County: Safe-at-Home is voluntary… for now
At today’s press conference at the Escambia Emergency Operations Center, city and county leaders were reluctant to list any businesses  being closed by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Executive Order 20-91. When asked by…
COVID-19: Mid-morning update
According to DOH Dashboard as of 11 a.m. EDT, Florida has had 41 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours – up 47%. Â Escambia has more cases than Santa Rosa and Okaloosa…
COVID-19: Overnight round-up
Beaches? The Escambia/Santa Rosa County Medical Society sent a letter to the Escambia Board of County Commissioners asking that the board keep the county beaches closed. The letter cited a recent poll…
Communication Chaos
On March 12, County Administrator Janice Gilley apologized for the lack of communication with the media about her administration’s efforts regarding the COVID-19 virus after Inweekly complained about her inaction for two…
Southern GOP governors embrace stay-at-home orders
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Safe-at-Home order is a jumbled mess. It’s as if he rushed to do something and had done no planning for it. DeSantis chose to announce the order live on…
County sends out info on order
Gov. DeSantis Issues Safer at Home Order for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-91Â today, Wednesday, April 1, regarding essential services and essential activities during the COVID-19 emergency. The “safer at…
Classic Escambia County: COVID-19 Update does not mention Safe-at-Home order
Escambia County COVID-19 Update #30 Updated at 3:15 p.m. April 1: Please reference the prior updates and Escambia County COVID-19 Update #11 for a prior comprehensive running list. View an updated list of county…
Transcript of DeSantis’ Facebook stream on Safer-at-Home order
Gov. Ron DeSantis today issued a Safer-at-Home order for the state.  He admitted that he had seen the  “sweeping” mitigation measures instituted in Miami-Dade as something only necessary for that “distinct part…
What are essential businesses and activities
Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a Safer-at-Home executive order, which goes into effect midnight on Friday, April 3. The order – EO 20-91 Order – states essential services are those listed in…
DeSantis issues statewide Stay-at-home order (Update – 1:55 pm)
Minutes ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order asking people to stay at home across the state. Under the order, which goes into effect midnight, Friday, April 3, people are only…
COVID-19: Noon Update
Over the past 24 hours, Florida has had 617 more cases reported, total 6955. Â Escambia had 6 more, total 94; Â Okaloosa 1 more, total 39; and Santa Rosa 5 more, total 44….
Why so few hospitalizations in Escambia?
Some* Â believe that the low number of hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Escambia County is an indication the virus isn’t a threat to our community. Â We called Baptist Health CEO Mark Faulkner for…
White House experts: Not the time to ‘take your foot off the accelerator’
The Escambia County Commission will vote tomorrow whether to re-open the county’s public beaches. Commissioner Doug Underhill wants them open and also has advocated in a mass email rolling back Gov. Ron…
Escambia and Pensacola rank high in per capita COVID-19 cases; County Commission among least proactive in Florida
DOH reports that,  as of 6 p.m. March 31, there are 6,741 total Florida cases. While Florida’s testing has increased over the past week, the percent of those testing positive for COVID-19…
COVID-19: Tuesday mid-afternoon info
Though the coronavirus is expected to peak in the U.S. Â by April, Florida will see its peak well after that, according to a model by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health…
COVID-19 cases continue to rise
Per the DOH Dashboard – 11:30 a.m. March 31, Escambia went up 51 cases in the past 24 hours. The state is up 865 cases for a total of 6,338. Florida has…
COVID-19: Tuesday mid-morning update
Mayor Defends Hospital Leaders At yesterday’s presser, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson addressed the smear campaign at the county to discredit local health care leaders. Inweekly: “There’s been a whisper campaign trying to…
Brownsville COVID-19 testing site suspended for severe weather
The drive-through and walk-up COVID-19 testing site at Brownsville Community Center, located at 3200 W. De Soto St., will be closed Tuesday, March 31 due to severe weather. For more information about additional…
Presser Notes: Five Percent and Better on the Bluffs
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Nudging down a bit, the Pensacola area’s percentage of COVID-19 tests yielding positive results is running about five percent. “Glad to see we’re in that five percent range….
